Chloroform is one of those things that’s just steeped in negative connotations. In nearly every spy or killer movie, chloroform is the agent of lost power, rendering the hero or the villain unconscious long enough for their enemy to get them tied up and submitting to the will of the opposing force. With such a…
How to Survive When a Wound Gets Infected
One of the most important areas for a survivalist/prepper to consider is that of first aid. Keeping in mind that if you have three years of food and water stored up, you’ll probably need more than just a tiny backpacking first aid kit to help you survive until the world returns to normal, if it…
Post-Collapse People Will Only Need 4 Antibiotics to Get By. #4 is Especially Important!
Most people who are preparing for a collapse are always focusing on stockpiling new and different items to make sure they are ready for whatever comes their way. That’s why in addition to stockpiling water, food, tools, and weapons, it’s also vital to include antibiotics. Having the right type of antibiotics at some point or another…
(Video) Forget Stitches. Here’s an Easy Way to Treat a Wound During a Collapse.
From time to time we all get injured. That’s just a fact of life. We can never really plan when and where this will happen, or whether or not we’ll have access to a clinic when these injuries do happen, so knowing how to fix yourself up will certainly be a boon to your survival…
Supplements Needed on Hand to Treat Radiation Sickness When SHTF
As a survivalist, you likely already have put together a bug out shelter and have packed a lot of food, gear, and the ideal bug out bag. But have you thought to include supplies that will combat nuclear radiation? Most people have not packed the supplies that are necessary in the case of having to…
These 5 Medicinal Plants Happen to be Some of Nature’s Most Powerful Survival Plants
If you need medicine when SHTF, you can find one of these five medicinal plants to help you out! When a disruptive event occurs, hospitals, doctors offices, and other medical facilities may be shut down. If they are not shut down, they may hard to get to. This is why it is important to stock…
A Prepper Just Got Bit by a Bat. Here’s How to Treat the Bite and Prevent Infection.
If you get bit by a bat during a collapse, here is what you need to do to treat the bite and prevent any infection! If a disruptive event or collapse occurs, chances are your power may be out for days, weeks or months. Staying in your home may not be safe. This is why…
Thumbdial: How a Lost Prepper Can Find Their Way Through the Fog
It’s normal for people to get lost every once in a while. Even the best of us have gotten lost while spending time in the great outdoors. However, if and when you do get lost, it’s vital not to get nervous when it happens. Especially if you’re lost out in the wilderness, getting unlost will…
5 Effective Natural Anti-Inflammatory Pain Relief Substances to Use During SHTF
Inflammation comes in many forms, whether it’s common muscle pain after a workout or arthritis from a lifetime of hard work. Inflammation is one of the most common ailments in the country and is treated by a variety of prescription and over the counter medications. But what will you do when you can no longer…
Try this Amazing Tick Removal Tool When a Tick Won’t Come Off!
Running into a tick is an inevitable reality if you spend a lot of time in the outdoors in all but the colder areas of North America. Even then, in recent years, tick ranges seem to have expanded and their “season” seems to have also started earlier. A bite from a tick is at best…
Serious Trauma? Here’s What a Prepper Needs to Know if Someone Sustains a Life-Threatening Injury!
At no point in a person’s life are they more at risk for serious injury than in the midst or in the aftermath of a survival incident. Virtually no matter the crisis, the dangers of serious injury rise exponentially during a survival crisis, if for no other reason then everything a person knows, everything they…
When the Collapse Takes Place, Eventually Preppers Will Eventually Run Out of Prescription Medication. Here’s How to Prepare Ahead of Time.
Preparing for the obvious is pretty easy: you want to have plenty of food, water, important equipment and batteries, and a safe place to stay when SHTF. That’s the most obvious stuff. The less obvious stuff is what you will prepare to ensure your long term health when the world goes to crap. Sure enough,…
Stung by a Few Yellow Jackets? These Natural Home Remedies Will Help Post-Collapse
If you are stung by a yellow jacket when SHTF, here are some incredible and all natural home remedies that will help with the pain! When a collapse occurs, all preppers know that it is not only important to have enough food, water, and weapons in your bug out bag. You should also have first…
Could a Survivalist Identify These 6 Deadly and Venomous Snakes While Bugging Out?
Don’t believe for a second you can’t get bit by a venomous snake when you’re bugging out. When I was a young girl by dad got bit by a rattlesnake, and all he was doing was gardening in our backyard. What he thought was a bull snake turned out to be a rattlesnake, but it…
(Video) How to Repair a Cut With Only Duct Tape
Duct tape is one of those all around great tools to have stocked up in your survival arsenal and even in your regular arsenal. In fact, if you don’t have at least a few rolls of quality duct tape lying around the house, there are many who would say that you’re just begging for trouble.…
How to Make Penicillin With This Formula
For those of us that need a touch up on our history of medicine, Penicillin marked the beginning of the antibiotic age. It was discovered in 1928, as Alexander Fleming noticed that the bacteria in a petri dish full of Staphylococcus colonies were not able to grow in a tiny section of the mold. Once…
When SHTF, Here’s How to Use Yellow Dock Root as Medicine
Yellow Dock Root, or rumex crispus, can be found in local fields and can be identified by their lance-shaped leaves and curled edges. If you happen to find this plant, do a happy dance, because it has some extraordinary health benefits. If you have this during a SHTF moment, you’ll be fortunate to know how…
Successfully Getting Rid of the Sting From Yellow Jackets
Although no sting from an insect is a walk in the park, the sting from a Yellow Jacket is particularly painful. Just a touch from this insect and you will feel quite miserable! We know of one man who was putting up a large swimming pool with his family. No one else was hurt but he…
Could You Identify These 6 Deadly and Venomous Snakes During the Collapse?
If you’re living under the false pretenses that you’re likely never to get bitten by a venomous snake don’t be mistaken, this could happen to you. When I was a teenager, my dad got bit by a rattlesnake in our own backyard. While he was doing yard work, he stumbled upon this snake, which instead…
Do You Know What the Symptoms Are After Being Bit by a Venomous Snake?
Running into a venomous snake when bugging out or even practicing a bug out can be a horrendous experience. Granted, most snakes are not venomous in any way, but even bites from a nonvenomous snake can become infected very quickly, which will can quickly cripple your survival chances if you don’t get medical attention immediately.…